IED

IED event in Philippines on Mon 14th September 2026

14th September 2026

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On 14 September 2026, the day of the BARMM parliamentary elections, about 4:15 p.m., a voter was slightly injured after being hit by shrapnel from an improvised explosive device (IED) that exploded backstage inside Central Pilot Elementary School in Cotabato City (Maguindanao del Norte, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao). Police said voters were still inside the school when the explosion happened. No one claimed responsibility for the explosion.

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